Who Did Melisende Need a Husband?
While Baldwin Ii Might Be Seen as Reasonably Progressive for His Time in Trusting the Competency of His Eldest Daughter to Rule, He Still Felt She Needed a...
While Baldwin II might be seen as reasonably progressive for his time in trusting the competency of his eldest daughter to rule, he still felt she needed a strong husband to act as a co-ruler, and he arranged for Melisande to marry Fulk, Count of Anjou and Maine, in 1129.
Why was melisende a good ruler?
Melisende was said to have risen above her female traits. She overcame feminine weakness, and became a great king rather than a queen. The queen did face the tragic loss of the kingdom of Edessa as well as the continual assault of the Arabs upon the area known as Antioch during this period.
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Who were melisende parents?
Melisende (1105 – 11 September 1161) was Queen of Jerusalem from 1131 to 1153, and regent for her son between 1153 and 1161 while he was on campaign. She was the eldest daughter of King Baldwin II of Jerusalem, and the Armenian princess Morphia of Melitene.
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